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Pacific Underground - Landmark - NZ Listener - 17 April 1999
24 May 2005 // A review by gunn
Pacific Underground is a Christchurch based theatre company of mainly Samoan actors, writers and musicians. If you've caught any of their shows -'Fresh Off The Boat', 'Dawn Raids' or the recent 'Romeo and Tusi' - you'll understand the integral part the musicians play. But the music has a life of it's own, as this collection of songs, raps, instrumentals and even the odd skit, goes to prove. Landmark (Pacific Underground) is a rich and varied sampler; there's the urban reggae of "Warning", the soulful singing of "Pure Love" and "Summer Paradise", the fluidly jazzy guitar of "It's All Love" and the Island rhythms of [Song For Grandma]"Ukulele". It's all underpinned by the most supple rhythm section in this country. I hope they've got a good lawyer, because these grooves will be a temptation to any sampler. Nick Bollinger
Pacific Underground is a Christchurch based theatre company of mainly Samoan actors, writers and musicians. If you've caught any of their shows -'Fresh Off The Boat', 'Dawn Raids' or the recent 'Romeo and Tusi' - you'll understand the integral part the musicians play. But the music has a life of it's own, as this collection of songs, raps, instrumentals and even the odd skit, goes to prove. Landmark (Pacific Underground) is a rich and varied sampler; there's the urban reggae of "Warning", the soulful singing of "Pure Love" and "Summer Paradise", the fluidly jazzy guitar of "It's All Love" and the Island rhythms of [Song For Grandma]"Ukulele". It's all underpinned by the most supple rhythm section in this country. I hope they've got a good lawyer, because these grooves will be a temptation to any sampler. Nick BollingerAbout Pacific Underground
Core members Pos Mavaega, Chris Searle and Tanya Muagututi'a have played their original music in almost all their shows to date including the latest play called 'Angels' which featured Tanya's original song 'In The Shade Of The Moonglow' and Tanya and Pos's 'One Vow'.
Through it's various music projects - Soul Defined, PU Soul Me and Island Summer they are joined by musicians - Seta Timo, Rob Payne, Andrew Sione, Hemi Lesatele, Joy Vaele, Chris Muagututi'a, Talia-Rae Mavaega, Rebecca Thompson, and Flo Lafai.
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Other Reviews By gunn
Pacific Underground - New CDs - Landmark - The Press (4stars)
24 May 2005 // by gunn
Landmark is as a cool a collection of urban groovs as fair urban Christchurch is likely to see all year. Although Pacific Underground are better known of their theatre productions (Dawn Raids, Romeo & Tusi), this compilation recognises the musical contributions of the collective.
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Pacific Underground Compilation: Landmark
08 May 2005 // by gunn
NZ Musician This delectable collection of Samoan-penned grooves is something of an anomaly in that it comes out of the fertile creative environs of Christchurch rather than, perhaps the more expected, South Auckland. To try and draw comparisons between north and south would be unfair as 'Landmark' comes at you from a completely different point of view.
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